Guest guest Posted January 20, 2002 Report Share Posted January 20, 2002 Hi Michael, >>>He only has a small table of specifcs/PUFA for illustrative purposes, but here it is: DOMESTIC MEAT PUFA % of Total FA Beef.............2 Pork............10 Lamb.............3 Veal.............4 Chicken.........17 WILD GAME Cape Buffalo....30 Eland...........35 Hartebeest......32 Giraffe.........39 Kangaroo........36 Warthog.........43 Caribou.........22 Grouse..........60 ****Wow! Very interesting info. Thanks for taking the time to post it. >>>>>Very interesting because they all have much higher levels of PUFA than grain fed farm raised animals which I thought would have been reversed. ***Well, actually they have much lower LEVELS of PUFAs, but higher RATIOS, which I assume is what you meant? Because the total body fat is so much lower, then of course the *levels* of each category of fatty acid is lower. >>>>>He does say that a survey of 43 species on 3 continents reveals a 4.3% fat percentage which validates what you have below. He says that they would get 70g of fat a day, 30g from animals, 40g from vegetables (presumably including nuts/seeds). He also says that their fat consumption ratios are: P:M:S = 7:8:5 P:S = 7:5 U:S = 3:1 Total fat as % of calories: 20-25% ***Great information! THanks again for posting this. May I have permission to crosspost it to my dog and cat health list? Suze Fisher Web Design & Development http://www.suscom-maine.net/~cfisher/ cfisher Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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